Louisiana State shortstop Alex Bregman (8) and the Tigers are slumping at the plate, batting just .206 over the last eight games since the start of SEC play.

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That's Mainieri's strategy to combat his team's slumping bats, which are hitting .206 over the Tigers' last eight games since Southeastern Conference play started at Vanderbilt two weeks ago and are seventh in the league with a .278 batting average. It is among the worst hitting slumps over an eight-game period in Mainieri's career at LSU.

"If you're going to have failure, how do you want to fail when you fail? How can you live with yourself best? That's kind of the conclusion I've come to," Mainieri said ...